Table 11 Measurements [in μm] of selected morphological structures of the eggs of Macrobiotus ripperi sp. nov. from Poland (PL.015) mounted in Hoyer’s medium (N–number of eggs/structures measured, RANGE refers to the smallest and the largest structure among all measured specimens; SD–standard deviation)
CHARACTER | N | RANGE | MEAN | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Egg bare diameter | 30 | 70.7 – 82.1 | 76.6 | 3.0 |
Egg full diameter | 30 | 89.2 – 108.8 | 99.4 | 4.4 |
Process height | 90 | 8.8 – 16.7 | 13.2 | 1.7 |
Process base width | 90 | 12.1 – 18.8 | 15.3 | 1.5 |
Process base/height ratio | 90 | 83% – 177% | 118% | 18% |
Interprocess distance | 90 | 3.6 – 9.0 | 5.6 | 1.2 |
Number of processes on the egg circumference | 28 | 11 – 13 | 11.9 | 0.7 |